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  • Posted by Sarah Degnan Kambou on Thursday, October 11, 2012
    It Begins with Girls
    ICRW celebrates new government and private sector investments in girls

    In celebration of the first International Day of the Girl, the U.S. government and major corporations made landmark commitments to girls around the world by investing in initiatives to prevent child marriage and to ensure that every girl has a chance to finish school.

  • Posted by Sarah Degnan Kambou on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
    Fundraising for Women
    A crowdfunding site supporting women and girls to debut soon

    A new online platform aimed at benefiting the world's women and girls will debut in October. ICRW hopes to take part, and President Sarah Degnan Kambou encourages other organizations to do the same.

  • Posted by Sarah Degnan Kambou on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
    Ideas in Action
    Former ICRW President Geeta Rao Gupta honored with Commitment to Development award

    ICRW President Sarah Degnan Kambou celebrates her predecessor, Geeta Rao Gupta, who is being honored with the 2011 Commitment to Development “Ideas in Action” Award, which is sponsored by the Center for Global Development and Foreign Policy magazine. 

  • Posted by Sarah Degnan Kambou on Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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    Smart Economics
    Economic development programs must address the complexities in women’s lives

    More economic development efforts must address the “intersections” in women’s lives. Such an approach can create an army of resilient, workforce-ready women to serve as the next drivers of economic prosperity and stability.

  • Posted by Sarah Degnan Kambou on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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    Why I am Committed to Ending Child Marriage

    Iredjourèma was born in 1935 to a traditional healer in Burkina Faso. She was the third of ten children, and lost her mother when she was 12.